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Reason baby not enrolled in WIC-unsure what wic is

2006 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results

				No				Yes
Demographic Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI
	Total	7,703**	89.3	86.4	-	91.6	10.7	8.4	-	13.6
Age
	<20 years	155**	100.0	100.0	-	100.0	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
	20-24 years	1,048**	90.0	80.7	-	95.1	10.0	4.9	-	19.4
	25-34 years	4,991**	89.6	86.0	-	92.4	10.4	7.6	-	14.0
	35+ years	1,507**	86.6	78.7	-	91.9	13.4	8.2	-	21.4

Mother's Race
	White	7,474**	90.0	87.1	-	92.3	10.0	7.7	-	12.9
	Black	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	229**	65.0	40.6	-	83.4	35.0	16.6	-	59.4

Hispanic Origin
	Yes	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	210**	89.4	86.5	-	91.8	10.6	8.2	-	13.5

Education
	< High School	271**	83.9	52.4	-	96.1	16.1	3.9	-	47.6
	High School	1,453**	92.6	85.4	-	96.4	7.4	3.6	-	14.7
	> High School	5,978**	88.7	85.4	-	91.4	11.3	8.6	-	14.6

Marital Status
	Married	6,213**	88.3	85.0	-	91.0	11.7	9.0	-	15.0
	Other	1,490**	93.4	86.0	-	97.0	6.6	3.0	-	14.0

Income
	$14,999 or less	633**	88.9	74.9	-	95.5	11.2	4.5	-	25.1
	$15,000-24,999	538**	91.2	77.4	-	96.9	8.8	3.1	-	22.6
	$25,000-49,999	1,870**	91.2	84.9	-	95.0	8.9	5.0	-	15.1
	$50,000 or more	4,661**	88.4	84.4	-	91.4	11.6	8.6	-	15.6

Enrolled in WIC
	No	7,402**	89.1	86.1	-	91.5	10.9	8.5	-	13.9
	Yes	263**	99.1	96.4	-	99.8	0.9	0.2	-	3.6

Enrolled in MaineCare/Medicaid
	No	6,551**	88.5	85.3	-	91.1	11.5	8.9	-	14.7
	Yes	1,151**	93.6	85.5	-	97.3	6.4	2.7	-	14.5

Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	334**	87.7	84.1	-	90.6	12.3	9.4	-	15.9
	2500 grams or more	7,368**	89.4	86.3	-	91.8	10.7	8.2	-	13.7

NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
	Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
* Survey Question 72: Why wasn't your new baby enrolled in WIC?
	c. I'm not sure what WIC is.
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2006 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question. Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
	percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval




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